Grade 3 / The Oldest Story Ever Told

Downloadable Production Guide & Activity Sheet (.pdf)

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Sample Activities

There are many different versions of Cinderella. Our story tells versions from China and India. As a class, research different versions of Cinderella through your library or on the Internet. On a world map, mark the location of each version. Is the story widely distributed? Are there many versions in one area? Discuss your findings with the class.

Which version of the Cinderella stories you saw today did you like the best? Why? Pretend that your teacher is a publisher, and he or she wants to publish one of the stories you heard today. Write a letter to your teacher telling him/her why your favorite story should be the one published.
 

NYS Learning Standards

Preparatory Classroom Workshop

ARTS 1: Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts – THEATRE
ARTS 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources – THEATRE
ARTS 3: Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art – THEATRE
ARTS 4: Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts - THEATRE
ELA 1.1: Language for Information and Understanding – Listening and Reading
ELA 1.2: Language for Information and Understanding – Speaking and Writing
ELA 3.1: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation – Listening and Reading
ELA 3.2: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation – Speaking and Writing
ELA 4.1: Language for Social Interaction – Listening and Speaking
SS 2.1: World History – Understanding World Cultures and Understanding

The Oldest Story Ever Told Performance

ARTS 1: Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts – THEATRE & DANCE
ARTS 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources – THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE
ARTS 4: Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts - THEATRE
ELA 2.1: Language for Literary Response and Expression – Listening and Reading
ELA 4.1: Language for Social Interaction – Listening and Speaking

Production Guide
standards addressed by the suggested activities

ARTS 1: Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts – THEATRE & VISUAL ARTS
ARTS 3: Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art – THEATRE
ARTS 4: Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts - THEATRE
ELA 1.1: Language for Information and Understanding – Listening and Reading
ELA 1.2: Language for Information and Understanding – Speaking and Writing
ELA 2.1: Language for Literary Response and Expression – Listening and Reading
ELA 2.2: Language for Literary Response and Expression – Speaking and Writing
ELA 3.1: Language for Critical Evaluation and Analysis – Listening and Reading
ELA 3.2: Language for Critical Evaluation and Analysis – Speaking and Writing
ELA 4.1: Language for Social Interaction – Listening and Speaking
MST 2: Information Systems
SS 2.1: World History – Understanding World Cultures
SS 3: Geography – Displaying information in a spatial format with maps and charts.